Difference between revisions of "Language/Twi/Vocabulary/Greetings"
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Good morning | Good morning | ||
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Mema wo | Mema wo akye / Maakye | ||
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Maakye | * Yaa agya ''(to an elderly man)'' | ||
|Yaa agya ''(to an elderly man)'' | * Yaa ɛna ''(to an elderly woman)'' | ||
* Yaa nua ''(to a sibling, age mate)'' | |||
Yaa ɛna ''(to an elderly woman)'' | |||
Yaa nua ''(to a sibling, age mate)'' | |||
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Good afternoon | Good afternoon | ||
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Mema wo | Mema wo aha / Maaha | ||
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Maaha | * Yaa agya ''(to an elderly man)'' | ||
|Yaa agya ''(to an elderly man)'' | * Yaa ɛna ''(to an elderly woman)'' | ||
* Yaa nua ''(to a sibling, age mate)'' | |||
Yaa ɛna ''(to an elderly woman)'' | |||
Yaa nua ''(to a sibling, age mate)'' | |||
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Good evening | Good evening | ||
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Mema wo | Mema wo adwo / Maadwo | ||
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Maadwo | * Yaa agya ''(to an elderly man)'' | ||
|Yaa agya ''(to an elderly man)'' | * Yaa ɛna ''(to an elderly woman)'' | ||
* Yaa nua ''(to a sibling, age mate)'' | |||
Yaa ɛna ''(to an elderly woman)'' | |||
Yaa nua ''(to a sibling, age mate)'' | |||
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Revision as of 12:11, 7 December 2020
| ENGLISH | TWI (AKAN) GREETING | RESPONSES | Audio |
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Good morning |
Mema wo akye / Maakye |
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Good afternoon |
Mema wo aha / Maaha |
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Good evening |
Mema wo adwo / Maadwo |
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| Hello | Agoo | ||
| How are you? | Wo ho te sεn? | ||
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Me ho yε, me da ase | ||
| What's your name? | Yɛferɛ wo sɛn? | ||
| My name is ... | Yɛferɛ me ... |